Stories from Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Patricia Ann Bryan, 79, of Shelbyville, TN, formerly of Ortonville, MI, passed suddenly from this life early Saturday morning, Oct. 10, 2020, at Maury Regional Health in Columbia, TN. Patricia was the daughter of the late Algie, Sr. and Bertha S. Hall Black, born in Pontiac, MI, Feb. ...

The Associated Press' Top 10 teams in each of Tennessee's six Division I non-financial aid classifications and in the combined Division II financial aid classification as selected by Tennessee AP-member sportswriters and broadcasters. With first-place votes in parentheses, records through October 12, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote:...

Each week during the 2020 season the Maxwell Football Club will recognize outstanding performances with two weekly awards. The Maxwell Award Player of the Week will be recognized for overall performance on offense, defense or special teams, and the Chuck Bednarik Award Player of the Week will be honored for outstanding defensive play. Players selected do not have to be represented on the Maxwell or Bednarik Award watch lists.

With just three weeks remaining in the regular season, region matchups are plenty during Week 9, as more than 100 of the 130 scheduled games are between region foes. Schools are continuing to follow the COVID-19 guidelines and mandates and TSSAA believes that every adult and every participant must do their part and follow the guidelines set forth by the association and conduct themselves safely and thoughtfully so that the schools can provide as many opportunities as possible for the student-athletes this fall.. ...

For the first time in recent memory, longtime former region rivals Giles County (4-5) and Marshall County (7-1) squared off for the second time in a regular season game after the teams added the extra games due to Covid-19 cancellations. The first go around was all Marshall County as the Tigers exploded in the second half for the 38-14 win in Week 4...

Fifth-seeded Fayetteville City (4-11,1-7-1) travelled to Chapel Hill Monday night for a District 6-A Tournament quarterfinal game to face off with the fourth-seeded hosts Forrest Lady Rockets (5-6, 3-6), who steamrolled the Lady Tigers 7-1. Forrest scored four first half goals, highlighted by sophomore Camryn Chambless’ first half hat trick as they sailed to the easy victory. “We started off a little slow I thought, then we had some good things happen and we capitalized on their miscues and overall, I thought we played well,” Forrest coach Nichole Pickle said.